I am a Sunflower

I am a Sunflower What Flower Are You?

I tried out this quiz from Kikipotamus the Hobo's blog. The sunflower is one of my favourite flowers, so I'm glad I turned out to be one. On Christmas Day 2004 I planted sunflower seeds in the garden and the first bloom of my crop opened on Valentine's Day 2005! I found this very symbolic: It felt like I had planted a gift for myself on a special day, tended to it with love and it had opened for me 2 months later on a day that is globally 'promoted' as the 'Love' day. It was Nature saying to me: Here is your Love. Indeed, it turned out to be fitting for that year, as Love did come to me. I'm going to plant some more.

The early seedlings. The litle glass bottle on the ground contained pellets to keep bachacs away.

The promise of things to come

Shyly unfurling

Beautiful and blooming

Big and sunny

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When I harvested the seeds there were so many. I put them into envelopes and gave them to friends as gifts.